Egg-poacher.



A. T. WooDsmE.

BGG PDAUHER. PPL-loulou zum un. 14, 190s.

Patented Apr. 20, 1909.

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W' ma Straffung' ARTHUR T. WOODSIDE,

OF OHILLIOOTHE, OHIO.

EGG-POACHER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 20, 1909.

Serial No. 427,039.

Application filed April 14, l908.

To all 'whom it mary concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR T. Woonsinn,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Chillicothe, in the county of Ross and State of Ohio, have invented new and useful lmrovements in Egg-Poachers, of which the ollowing is a specification.

This inventionrelates to devices for cooking eggs, and the object of the invention is to provide an ordinary frying pan with a device whereby eggs may be readily and quickly cooked without danger of the operator contacting with the hot egg when it is desired to remove the egg from the pan.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this character primarily intended for poaching eggs, which is so con* structed and arranged that a plurality of eggs may be poached at a single operation, and the poached eggs elevated from the Wa ter and brought into a position whereby they may be readily and quickly removed from the device.

lith these and other objects in view the invention resides in the novel construction of elements and their arrangement in operative combination, hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a to plan view of a device constructedv in ac cor( ance with the present invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view upon the line 2 2 of Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the spider containing the perforated egg receiving cups.

ln the accompanying drawings the numeral l designates a frying pan of the ordii nary construction. This pan l is provided with the usual handle 2, by which it is manipulated and is adapted for the reception of the improved egg poaching device 3. This device 3 comprises a plate 4, adapted to be positioned uv on the top edges of the pan, and to be secure( thereto by the latches 5. This plate 4 is provided with a lurality of cylindrical openings, each of w ich are provided with depending walls 6, so as to produce a plurality of col ars or sleeves. The late 4 is provided with a central orifice 4a ada ted for the reception of a central post 7. T iis post l 7 is adapted to have its u per end projected above the surface of the p ate 4 and its lower end extended within the pan l. The upper extending portion of the post 7 is provided with a suitable loop or handle 7a, and its lower end is adapted for the reception of a plurality of arms 8. These arms 8 radiate from the post 7 and have their free ends bent upwardly to provide for the reception ot a plurality ef perforated disk shaped members 9. These members 9 are adapted to be positioned within the sleeves 6 provided by the annular openings ofthe plate 4. The radiating arms 8 may be provided with suitable offsets, as illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawings so as to provide for only a small bearing surface of the arms in contacting the bottom of the pan.

The plate 4 is rovided with a suitable cover l0l by which t e steam generated by the water within the pan l is retained within the device to assist in the operation of poaching or cooking the eggs.

From the above description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be apparent that after a sufficient quantity of water has been placed in the pan l, and the eggs 'to be cooked positioned within the sleeves 6 and upon the disk shapedbottoms for the sleeves provided by the arms or spiders connected with the post- 7, that when the proc ess of cooking has been completed, the post 7 may be readily elevated carrying with it the perforated disks 9 and the cooked eggs elevated to a position above the surface of the water and their ready removal provided for. It will be also seen that by providing l the members 9 in the form of disks, the eggs when cooked and elevated to the surface of the plate 4 will be effectively retained u on the members 9 without danger of rolling upon or contacting with the plate 4.

Having thus fully described the invention what is claimed as new is:

i The combination with a vessel, a plate provided with a hinged cover, the late being provided with a central orifice andp a plurality of openings having cone shaped depending sleeves, disk shaped perforated members normally engaging with the lower edge of the depending sleeves, arms secured to the member and disk shaped members within the bers, seid arms being provided with offset sleeves maybe drawn upwardly.

portions adapted to lie upon the base of the In testimon;T whereof I affix my signature vessel and out of the path of the depending in presence of two Witnesses.

sleeves and being connected with a central ARTHUR T. VOODSIDE.

member, and said Central member projecting I wlitnesses:

through the central orifice of the plate and JOHN SHEETS, provlded with e handle whereb')T the mem- ELIJAH CUTRIGHT, Jr. 

